Malignant pleural mesothelioma: Two cases in first degree relatives

Lung Cancer

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-409

  Wilkins, Anna ^a   Popat, Sanjay ^a   Hughes, Sarah ^a   O'Brien, Mary ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant mesothelioma; Non small cell lung cancer; Platinum based combination chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ASBESTOS; FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLATINUM; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548014100     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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